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BACKUP PLANET Jam Rock Band Release 'Reactions' Album Today

By: Mar. 31, 2017
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BACKUP PLANET--the Nashville-based quartet who write arena-size anthems echoing with progressive intricacy, funk swagger, and even a little metallic edge--announced earlier this week they've been added to the Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival, escalating the excitement for today's release of their sophomore studio album, REACTIONS. Click here to listen to the album onSpotify or here on Apple Music. The album can also be downloaded via iTunes(here) and Amazon (here).

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"We have had to overcome a lot as a band to get to this point," says Blake Gallant (bass/vocals). "It took everything we had both as a band and as people to survive everything that happened, including the terrible wreck when a drunk driver hit our tour van. I think that really comes through in these new songs. So we are beyond excited and very grateful to finally share this album with the world."
The 10-track REACTIONS--the first album from the band since teaming with Red Light Management who are applying all resources to elevate BACKUP PLANETas a next-level band on the scene--was recorded at Syncromesh Studios inBirmingham, AL with producer Jason Elgin [Collective Soul, Maylene & The Sons of Disaster] and showcases the band's top-shelf musicianship and songwriting. These strengths are spotlighted in songs like "Little Mingo," "A Different Life" and another album standout, the haunting and heartfelt"Sublimation," that's a simmering stew of impressive fretwork, percussion andtowering vocals. BACKUP PLANET--Ben Cooper [keys, vocals], Chris Potocik[drums, vocals], Gavin Donati [guitar, vocals], and Blake Gallant [bass, vocals]--released their full-length debut, Element, during 2015 and have shared the stage with the likes of The Revivalists, Papadosio, and more, in addition to headlining countless packed shows. RELIX proclaimed them "On The Verge," and one fateful gig led to signing with powerhouse management firm Red Light Management[Dave Matthews Band, My Morning Jacket, Dopapod, Phish].
In support of the album, BACKUP PLANET will continue on the road withheadlining shows, and their in-progress 21-date co-headlining tour alongside fellow American rock band The Heavy Pets dubbed "The Heavy Planet Tour,"tonight (March 31) in Atlanta, GA at Aisle 5. Upcoming tour stops includeNashville, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, NY at Brooklyn Bowl(presented by RELIX), Raleigh, Knoxville, New Orleans and Austin, among others, before wrapping May 4 at Sundown at Granada in Dallas, TX. See below for full itinerary. For more information and where to purchase tickets, visit:backupplanetmusic.com/events.
BACKUP PLANET recently shared their guide to Nashville for Do615.com before this weekend's hometown album release show; check it out here.
Additionally, the band has been unveiling installments of their intimate four-part video series, "The Backup Planet Album Countdown," with RELIX.com. Each clip takes an in-depth look at the band's evolution and recording process for the new album, with the final installment posted today (3/31). Click here to watch:Episodes 1 & 2, Episode 3 and Episode 4.
Track listing for REACTIONS:
"Reactions"
"A Different Life"
"Bad Man"
"Dearth"
"Lookin' Up"
"Little Mingo"
"Earth As A Dream"
"Sublimation"
"Waste High Jack"
"All In"


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